Mr. Rod Smith at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

I think there are some teeth in the bill and that 10 years from now, with the change in registration, we'll see a big difference on any coast.

What's needed is immediate funding—right now. One of the sources of that immediate funding is the ship-source oil pollution fund, which has been used for a number of years to prevent vessels from leaking into the ocean. Dozens have been taken out of the west coast using that fund. That fund is available now to use for cleanup, and it should be used now.